Morning Links: Another Day of Odds and Ends

Consider this the open thread for today.  Anything and everything is fair game as long as it follows the guidelines.

Jocelyn Thibault Reportedly Hired As Avalanche Goaltending Coach - Mile High Hockey - I hope he coaches better than he plays

Barrie goes out in a steaming heap - From The Rink - Another ownership disaster in the NHL. I think the NHL needs to think long and hard about their owners. Maybe they need to conduct an investigation into every current owner in the league in the very near future.

NHL Network Online - Buffalo Sabres: Prospect Profile: Brayden McNabb - Player profile on prospect Brayden McNabb. With the NHL Video Portal you get greatest collection of NHL video content

Kelly ouster puts hockey in danger : Bucky Gleason : The Buffalo News - Brace yourself for another bloody cage match between players and owners now that Paul Kelly has been fired as executive director of the NHL Players' Association. The shift in power was just a warning. Danger lies ahead, and there's no telling how much carnage will be left behind.

Russo’s Rants " Blog Archive " Q&A with Wild player rep Nick Schultz on firing of Paul Kelly - A good look at the thinking behind the NHLPA decision from the Wild player representative Nick Schultz

Fasel in Russia: ‘We Should Compete With, Not Fight, the N.H.L.’ - Slap Shot Blog - NYTimes.com - The I.I.H.F. president speaks of Putin, the Olympics and the N.H.L.-K.H.L. clash.

Roberto Luongo's Canuck teammates delighted by contract extension reports - The Vancouver Canucks and Roberto Luongo's agent Gilles Lupien remained under a cone of silence Tuesday